BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN An intelligence police operative died due to an alleged “accidental firing” in Barangay Zone 4, Cadiz City in Negros Occidental on Thursday night. Lt. Col. Robert Mansueto, Cadiz City police chief, yesterday identified the
One of the saddest scenes I have seen on TV lately was that of a newly built cemetery said to have been set up especially for victims of COVID. The place was very green, very fresh and seemed to
The Commission on Elections said voter applicants can use its online registration facility to help them register for the May 2022 national and local elections. According to the poll body, applicants may register by accomplishing forms thru iRehistro
The rice sector will remain the priority of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) modernization and industrialization programs next year. This, after the Senate voted 22-0 to approve the proposed P4.5 trillion national budget for 2021 on successive second
The Social Security System (SSS), through Development Bank of the Philippines, has already released its December pension and 13th month bonus amounting to P23.1 billion to Philippine Electronic Fund Transfer System and Operations Network (PESONet) participating banks and other
Forty-eight school children of the Special Education Program (SPED) in Bago City were given educational assistance by the city government, through the City Social Services and Development Office. They are the first batch of children with disabilities, who
Balikbayans or former Filipino citizens, including their spouses and children who are travelling with them, may enter the Philippines starting December 7, Malacañang announced yesterday. Also permitted is the entry of Filipino citizens’ foreign spouses and children, who
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) formally launched its new international marketing campaign “Make It Happen in the Philippines”, highlighting five key investment priority sectors. It is a unified, country-wide, and multi-sector investment campaign that aims to
The four biggest names in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 are set to go to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol, Troy Rike, and Santi Santillan are confirmed to be declaring for the top tier 5-on-5
Boxing great Mike Tyson says he has learned to protect that “kid always in me” as he prepares to return to the ring for an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday. The 54-year-old former world heavyweight
With days to go before Labor Day, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) will conduct a National Day of Action for Salary Increase in the National Capital Region, a press release from the organizers said. ACT and its regional union
• GILBERT P. BAYORAN Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has issued an executive order creating a task force against vandalism. In his executive order dated April 23, Benitez said that the proliferation of acts of vandalism has been observed in different
To enhance the promotion of local culture and attract more visitors and investors, Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has issued Executive Order No. 021-A, Series of 2024, expanding the membership of the Inasal Festival Special Committee. The move comes
Newly rebranded planters group “The Sugar Association Inc.”, formerly the Vicmico Planters Association, secured acceptance as one of the accredited partner associations of Hawaiian-Philippine Company (HPCo) sugar mill. “We are honored to be formally recognized as one of the partner
Oil companies are set to adjust petroleum prices today. In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, Petro Gazz, PTT, Seaoil, and Shell said they would increase gasoline prices by P0.55 per liter and slash prices of diesel by P0.95 per liter.
I was having a conversation with a couple of close friends from way back the other day, and as usual, the topic turned to how things are changing as we age. This time, instead of talking about our health and
